Mid August
MID AUGUST
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GOOD NEWS --- AUGUST
22nd --- Permission to forward --- Fanciers;
AB 1634 (California) was voted on the Senate Floor at 9:33 AM Pac. time
and it FAILED !!
Levine asserted several times on the floor that AKC was "neutral".
Thanks
to all your calls and letters and the huge increase in the oppose list
published this week - the Senators understood the facts.
Many groups and organizations have contributed enormous time, money and
energy to defeat this bill - WE APPRECIATE THE LOBBYISTS' EFFORTS, THE
CLUBS,
ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORKED TOGETHER. Thank you cat
fanciers.
Thank you dog fanciers. Thank you everyone who has put their life aside
for
this bill for the sake of their cats and dogs over the last 18 months.
Persistence, good points, excellent letters, personal visits to Senate
offices paid
off. YOU DID IT!! Joan Miller
CFA Legislative Coordinator
_JMillerArt@
CONGRATULATIONS MARIA NEFF ON WINNING THE
TOP DOG SHOWMANSHIP AWARD!!!
This is Maria's
last year competing at the Greenville County County Fair.
Maria takes with her lots of top awards over the years & many good
memories!
August 19th
First Place Graduate A Obedience *** Congratulations Maria!
Maria has been working
with two of her 4-H club members training them for dog showmanship.
They made Maria proud by bringing home ribbons & trophies today!
MORE FAIR NEWS from
Candy & Erika Prince in Boon, Michigan *** August 17th
Erika Prince pictured with one of her
Market Cornish that fetched $25 per pound!
Erika went out on her last
year with a bang. She won Grand Champion market Cornish.
And on Wednesday she auctioned them off at the livestock sale and she
got $25 a pound for
them!!! Yes, that is TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PER POUND for 4 birds. Her
pen weighed 11.8 pounds.
She had he highest price per pound of anything in the entire sale. Also
with her fancy chickens, she
took Best in Show AND Reserve in Show youth with two beautiful cochins.
And then in the open show
she ended up taking Best in Show with a Buff Brahma pullet and JIM (yes,
Jim!!!)….with his one and
only chicken that he claims is his…..Jim took Reserve in Show with his
black cochin hen Prada. This
was Jim’s very first ever win with a chicken!! He’s so darn funny….just
like a kid!!! And then, Erika
won Poultry Showmanship, had Best Pigeon Display with her fancy
Frillbacks, and……..
BEST OVERALL POULTRY EXHIBITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Candy
CONGRATULATIONS
ERIKA!!! ... and BIG CONGRATS to your Dad JIM on his huge win!!!!!
Thank you for sharing photos of your beautiful chickens! Chickens are
our FAVORITE at the Fair!
Left - Best In Show Buff Brahma
Pullet *** Right - Jim's Reserve In Show Cochin Hen.
Her daughter took Best In Show last year!
Left - This is Versace a fantastic
Cochin! We are going to show him at the Cochin National Show in
Frankenmuth. He should do well.
Right - This is Angel. She is a Blue Cochin Hen. She was
Best of Variety at the Cochin National Meet last year.
She was Best in Open Show this year.
Left - This is
William's son Diego! He is also going to the Cochin Nationals.
Right - A Columbian Wyandotte Rooster
Left - Head shot of
Diego *** Right - William who is a Best In Show Buff Cochin Rooster.
Piper is a Columbian
Wyandotte Hen.
August 17th
*** IVORY ISLE NEWS from Amanda Hutchinson in California!
We had a great weekend after missing the first two days of the
show, our home grown
pup, Venti (Minnie X Cruzan, Thornapple's Single Barrel) showed his little
paws off and
picked up a Best of Breed Puppy and a Group One in the Puppy
Herding Group. I was very
pleased with how he behaved and he showed awesome. We lost out
in the Best in Show Puppy
but I was happy that he moved well and held his stand even with the
cheering! Unfortunately
the good behavior ended after his run in Best In Show and he
turned into his big puppy self
today at the show but that's puppies for ya :) Amanda
CONGRATULATIONS AMANDA!
ENYA --- FILE PHOTO
GOOD NEWS
FROM MARIE IN SWEDEN!!!!!
I hope
everything is alright with you. This weekend Anna-Lena & I
went to Norway.
It was a good day for
Enya.
She became Best Of Breed.
Lucy
took her first Norway CC.
If she gets two more she becomes a Norway champion!!!! I'm
so very tired today. It
took me 7 hours to drive home from Norway. Hug Marie
CONGRATULATIONS MARIE & ANNA-LENA!
LUCY --- FILE PHOTO
Dior *** Cruzan puppy dog bred by Nikki Hengy of Wyndcrest
Aussies
***
A PUPPY UPDATE from Nikki Hengy ***
The blue beauties are 11 weeks old and just keep looking better
and
better! I look at these babies and I'm just amazed at them, and
a
little saddened that it will be Misty's last litter. She has
been an
absolutely wonderful mother, as she has been in all things she
does in
life. I have two really nice boys available. They are a little
different
from each other, but very complimentary and MOVE, MOVE, MOVE -
they
surely do! Both Dior and Versace should do some real ring
sweeping,
and both boys have personalities to die for. Of course, all
puppies in
the litter cleared their CERF eye exams, have started
conformation
leash training, good on tables, good with stacking, great with
dryers,
very close to completely house-broke and are started on
vaccines/
interceptor. On a side note, I'm leaving for Chicago on
Thursday, to visit
the campus and house hunt. I'm so excited (and nervous!) - wish
me luck
in house-hunting! Anyone on the List have a house to rent that
will take
3 well-behaved dogs?! For a glimpse of virtual puppy breath,
please visit my website
www.wyndcrestaussies.com
and click on the litters tab (or the Cruzan x Misty puppies
are here).
Best wishes, Nikki
*****
Nikki Marenbach Hengy
Wyndcrest Aussies
ASCA Senior Breeder Judge
USASA Director
www.wyndcrestaussies.com
Versace *** Cruzan puppy dog bred
by Nikki Hengy
Versace
the boys!
Chanel *** Cruzan puppy bitch bred by Nikki Hengy of Wyndcrest
Aussies
Congratulations Alan Domingo Ong of Quezon City, Philippines, on
your beautiful new girl
WYNDCREST A TOUCH OF CLASS AT THORNAPPLE!
Chanel
DOG SHOW NEWS
FROM CHILE!!! It's a BEST IN SHOW PUPPY for Patriot!!!!
Thornapple
Uncle Sam Wants You "Patriot" won Best Of Breed & Group 1 under
the 2 USA judges
(Mr. Ed Bivin and Mrs. Lesley Hiltz :)
CONGRATULATIONS ON BEST IN SHOW 4 - Special Puppy Class - under
Mrs. Hiltz!!!!
Patriot in Best In Show judging!
Junior KCC Ch. Thornapple Unstoppable "Hummer" won Winners
Dog (Junior Class) under the
judge Mrs. Lesley Hiltz (USA) & Best Opposite Sex (Junior
Class).
Junior KCC Ch.
Thornapple I Call The Shots "Icon" won Winners Dog (Junior
Class) under the judge
Mr. Ed Bivin & Best Opposite Sex (Junior Class & Adult
Class!!!!!!)
KCC Ch. Thornapple Free Throw "Blas" won Winners Dog
(Champion Class) under the 2 judges.
He won a CACLAB (Certificate for Latin American Champion). Blas
won Best Opposite Sex
(Adult Class)for a CGC (Certificate for Grand Champion) under
the judge Mrs. Lesley Hiltz .
He needs 7 CGC to be Grand Champion.
Junior KCC
Ch. Thornapple Talkin´Smack "DREAMY" won BEST OF BREED
(Junior & Adult Class)
under the 2 judges!!!!!!
judge Mrs. Lesley Hiltz.
And Group 2
(Junior Class) under the judge Mr. Ed Bivin (USA). We are so
proud of her :)
She was the only female in the Best Of Breed competition.
We have a dog show in September...
The USA judges are: Michelle Billings and Keke Khan.
This will be the biggest dog show in Chile. It is an
INTERNACIONAL DOG SHOW. We can not wait :)Ale
A DAY AT
THE DOG SHOW IN CHILE!
BEST IN SHOW NEWS FROM BITTA IN DENMARK!
Cuba -
Thornapple Cuba
Blue -
went Best
in show 4.....
This weekend!!! 2830 dogs entered at the
international dog show here in Denmark!!! :-) :-) More
information and photos tomorrow :-)
Hug Bitta
Ps -
Jada
went BOS .... And she now got the title "breed winner 2008". She
is the most winning Aussie in Denmark 2008!!!! ..... The
Thornapple is
taking it all here in Denmark. Cuba is 2'th most winning Aussie
and
Diablo
(with only on show!!!) is the 4'th most winning Aussie.
Diablo is (with only one show here in Denmark) nr. 5 all breed
and Cuba is
now nr. 15 All breed...... Hmmm.... What can I say *LOL*.
It is the
first time EVER that 2 Aussie are in top 20 all breed..........
And they are from the same breeder *LOL* jubii jubiii :-)
CONGRATULATIONS BITTA!!!!!
ICED TEA CLUSTER **** Muncie Indiana **** August 14, 15, 16 & 17
Muncie Kennel Club ***
Thursday August 14th *** Judge Mr. John F. Booth
Thornapple Dirty Mind
*** Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * Best Of Breed * handled by Maria
Neff
Moonrise Global Player
*** Reserve Winners Dog * owner handled by Taylor Crisman
Shayna Garrison
*** 1st place Open
Intermediate * Best Junior Handler * Judge Mrs. Susan M. Riese
Erica Escalada ***
3rd place Open Senior Junior Handler
Anderson Kennel Club ***
Friday August 15th *** Judge Mrs. Nancy J. Eilks
Thornapple Dirty Mind
*** Winners Dog *
Best Of Winners * Best Of Breed * handled by Maria Neff
Thornapple Big Girls Don't Cry
*** Reserve Winners Bitch
* Best Bred By Exhibitor & BBE Group 1! * handled by Victoria
Davidson
Taylor
Crisman
***
3rd place Open
Intermediate *
Judge Mr.
Robert Eisle
Shayna Garrison *** 4th place Open Intermediate
Erica Escalada
*** 1st Place Open Senior Junior Handler
Muncie Kennel Club ***
Saturday August 16th *** Judge Mr. James Neal Barrett
Thornapple Tougher
Shade Of Red ***
Winners Dog * Best Of Winners * Best Opposite Sex * handled by Shayna Garrison
Thornapple Big Girls
Don't Cry ***
Reserve Winners Bitch * handled by Victoria Davidson
Shayna Garrison
*** 4th Place Open
Intermediate Junior Handler * Judge Mr. Steve Reale
Erica Escalada ***
2nd Place Open Senior Junior Handler
CONGRATULATIONS Carolyn Zernick!!!
**** Autumn Wind Blue Moon *** Best Of Breed Puppy * Puppy Herding Group
1 ****
"Ziva" is sired by
Ch Thornapple Single Barrel
Anderson Kennel Club ***
Sunday August 17th *** Judge Mr. Vincent T. Grosso
Thornapple Good To Go
*** Reserve Winners
Dog * handled by Erica Escalada
Thornapple Big Girls
Don't Cry ***
Reserve Winners Bitch * handled by Victoria Davidson
Sue Crisman lends Evan
an arm to nap on during breed judging on Thursday.
Evan says thank you Sue! Evan loves Sue's " the boys" as he calls them.
Taylor's brothers - Matt & Luke - are Evan's BEST dog show buddies!
Friday night Evan
awoke at 2am to ask his Mi-Ma ... Where are the boys, Mi-Ma?
Evan then answered his own question ... oh they are sleeping ... they
will come when the sun comes up!
Thank you Bill
Burns & Carolyn Zernick for repacking wheel bearings on the travel
trailer wheel!
No trip would be complete without a breakdown! Our travel trailer
wheel brake & bearings burned
up on our way to Muncie Indiana. Aaron called a wrecker for us
from home. The wrecker man
took our wheel off & told us it would be a 24 hour wait for parts.
No 24 hour wait for us!
Because of our experience with blown tires & bearing failures in trips
past, we knew we could
make it the final 40 miles to Muncie on 1 tire on the side that blew.
Shayna and Mother T took
the back roads to Muncie eventually finding our way to the campground
after our Garmin decided not
to help! Handlers greeted us at the gate to ask "do you know you
are missing a tire?" lol!
Thank you to our very good friends, Bill & Carolyn, for removing the
charred brake and bearings.
Thank you for running all over town shopping for parts and for putting
our wheel back together
in time for our trip home on Sunday! We made it home safe & sound!
Bill &
Carolyn rock!
Autumn Wind Blue Moon
"Ziva" *** owner handled by Carolyn Zernick
Sired by Ch Thornapple Single Barrel "Cruzan" *** Dam Ch Thornapple Cafe
Mocha "Bailey"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Debbie Neff & Taylor Crisman!!!!!
Thornapple Dirty Mind "Brock" *** Iced
Tea Cluster
Thornapple Big Girls Don't Cry "Fergie" *** Iced
Tea Cluster
Thornapple Good To
Go "Chase" (left) & Autumn Wind Blue Moon "Ziva" (right) &
Moonrise
Global Player handled by birthday girl Taylor Crisman!
THANK YOU Debbie, Maria, Aaron & Erica for showing Evan a GOOD TIME at
Maria's County Fair!
GREENVILLE OHIO COUNTY FAIR *** AUGUST 2008 *** Evan LOVES Maria's
bunnies!
SOMEONE IS SAD IT'S
TIME TO LEAVE THE FAIR BEHIND!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLASH!
Iwona takes time out
from building her new home in Poland to prepare a special birthday treat
for Slash & gang!
August 13th
*** It's Happy Birthday wishes for the boys --- Slash, Crash, Ice, Alice
and their sister Haven!
Iwona sends a 1
year old birthday update for Thornapple Shakin All Over!
)) another King of
Kings - noisy Slash :))
Wulkan of energy :)) - Oh the temperament!!!! Unbelievable!!! And he is
so happy fellow :))
This weekend we are going to Estonia for national show - there is 7
aussies entered - 3 mine :))
Slash (I'm going there only for him!) needs 1 CAJC - only 1!!!! to
become Estonian junior champion
and become JUNIOR BALTIC CHAMPION!!!!! Also don't forget to add that he
is JUNIOR BALTIC WINNER 2008!!
This is important title in this part of Europe!!! Also today I have
entered him to our very important show -
Club Show 2008!!! in Junior Class!!!! we will also fight for very
important title!!!
Next show will be in Budapest Hungary - European show!!
U-AG1 CH Thornapple End
Of The Rainbow CD RN CGC ThD VCCX
GOOD NEWS FROM SWEDEN *** AUGUST 10th!
CH
Thornapple Dr Thunder "Boom" ** handled by Niklas
Munkvall
We have been to a show this weekend Boom was BOB and Enya was BOS
and is now qualified for her INTERNATIONAL Champion title!!!!! Than
she's
qualified for Crufts for the rest of her life :-)))). Hugs Anna-Lena
CONGRATULATIONS
ANNA-LENA & NIKLAS!
Norway Ch FINV-03,NV-06
Thornapple Summer Squeeze
"Enya"
Thornapple First Class "Major"
Major got his first CC
and was second best dog (after Boom)
It was his first show here in Sweden. Major is handled by Cecilia
Brohlin
CONGRATS EASY
AUSSIES ON MAJOR'S FIRST CC --- FIRST TIME OUT! WHOOO WHOOO!
Major & Boom *** August 10th
Thornapple Mercury Hotshot "Jackson"
* Ruler of his kingdom!
We bought an
ATV not long ago. The Royal Hotshot has decided that he'd rather
check cattle from the back of the ATV than run
next to it and risk overexertion. Every time he hears the engine
turn over he comes running and jumps on the back. Silly dog.
Brandy Dirksen
SVCH
Next Generation Daizy Blue "Inka" whelped her puppies with Boom
tonight 8/08/08.
She has 8 puppies. There are 6 males and 2 females. It
thunderstormed the whole night when she whelped.
All the puppies have level of color and look nice. Some of them have
short tails. Charming. Ann Loice
These beautiful babies are sired by
Ch Thornapple Dr
Thunder who resides in Sweden with Anna-Lena & Niklas Munkvall
of Easy Aussies.
The THORNAPPLE SMILE!
"One thing we have control over in
our lives is our attitude ... Get Your Smile On."
Country Music Star
Clay Walker ** March 22, 2008 ** in an interview on Fox News about his battle
with Multiple Sclerosis.
